Adjustable pattern for collars and lapels



y 1949. D. J. CIERI 2,471,196

ADJUSTABLE PATTERN FOR COLLARS A111) LABELS Filed April :50, 1945 1 Zmventor Dofl/NmrJQEM,

. (Ittorneg Patented May 24, 1949 1 UNITED sures ADJUSTLETEAT RI COEEARSlANU? Dominick J. Cieri, Hartford, Conn.

Application April 30, 1945, Serial No. 590,989

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to an adjustable pattern and more particularly to such a pattern for collars and lapels.

The object of the invention is to provide a collar and lapel pattern which may be used particularly in connection with my adjustable pattern as shown and described in my Patent No. 2,231,436 for obtaining the desired fit and form for the collar and lapel prior to the cutting of the material for the garment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pattern which may be adjusted for the desired fit and then separated together with related sections of the garment pattern so that a complete section including portions for the collar and lapel may be patterned for the garment.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be more clearly understood from the following description and from the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a front elevational view illustrating the use of a pattern embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan view in elevation of the said pattern.

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear view in elevation showing the adjustable fastening means for said pattern.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the two sections of the pattern separated,

Fig. 6 is a plan view in elevation illustrating the use of one of the pattern sections together with a section of the garment pattern and in flat position.

As illustrated in the drawings, the numeral 5 denotes a garment pattern as illustrated in said Patent No. 2,231,436 and which includes front central sections 6 and I.

It is to be understood that the said sections are connected together by means of separable fasteners 8 and each section may be completely separated from the other so that it may be laid fiat upon a material which is to be marked from the pattern.

The present invention provides a collar and lapel pattern which includes sections 9 and Hi that are connected at the rear by means of a hook II which is adapted to engage any of the, eyes l2 so that the two sections 9 and it] may be adjustably connected to render the collar of 2 any desired size and position it at a selected height with relation to the garment pattern.

The said sections 9 and I0 each comprise lapels l3 and I4 and garment front portions l5 and it. In the drawings, the collar and lapel shown is of single-breasted type but my invention is also al plicable to those of the double-breasted type.

It is preferred that the said collar and lapel portions be constructed in the conventional manner of collars and related portions of the garment so that, when the pattern is placed upon a person to be fitted, it will show exactly how the collar and lapel will look and fit after the garment is finished.

In the use of the invention, the pattern 5 is first placed upon the person to be fitted and then adjusted until the proper fit is obtained. The collar and lapel pattern is then adjusted for the size of the person being fitted by engaging the hook H with the proper eye l2 and the pattern is placed.

over the garment pattern 5 and the front sections [5 and 16 are attached together by means of the buttons ll. The said pattern is then adjusted, with relation to the garment pattern, to obtain the fit desired by the person being fitted for such parts as the collar and lapels and also to obtain the proper position of the buttons and button holes for said fit. As the said pattern is being adjusted, the sections 15 and I6 are pinned to the respective sections 6 and I of the garment pattern by means of common pins l8.

After the pattern has been so adjusted, the two front sections l5 and I6 are unbuttoned, the garment pattern is separated by opening the fasteners 8 and the rear of the collar is separated by unhooking the hook II from the eye [2. This will provide a pattern for each side of the collar which will consist of one of the collar pattern sections l5 and I6 and one of the front sections 6 or I of the garment pattern; the said two sections being retained together by means of the pins Hi to provide a single pattern for a front portion of a garment with the corresponding portion of the collar and lapel thereon.

The pattern thus provided is laid flat upon a piece of goods which is to be cut from said pat- 3 paper is then cut into a pattern and this paper pattern is then traced upon the cloth to be cut for the garment.

It will be understood that the front portions l5 and I6 are provided of a sufiicient length to permit marking thereon, while in adjusted position, for the length of the garment desired, for the desired position of the button I! or for any other special delineations which might be preferred previous to separating the pattern sections from the complete garment pattern.

I claim:

The combination of an adjustable garment pattern comprising a plurality of separably connected sections and including a pair of abutting separable front sections, and an independent adjustable collar pattern including a pair of adjustably connected collar sections superimposed upon and adjustably secured to said front sec- 4 tions; each of said front sections being detachable from the garment pattern as a unit with its respective collar section to provide a pattern for a combined front and collar section of a garment.

DOMINICK J. CIERI.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 928,691 Peterson July 20, 1909 2,231,437 Cieri Feb, 11, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 2,297 Great Britain June 8, 1878 112,957 Australia May 1, 1941 

